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2017 SAPERAVI RESERVE ‘’FLOR‘’
DRY RED WINE
VINTAGE: 2017
LOCATION: Kvemo Kartli, Asureti Valley
VINEYARD: Located near the Algeti Nature Preserve
SOIL COMPOSITION OF VINEYARD(S): Mixed volcanic basalt and volcanic clays
PREVAILING CLIMATE & LOCAL CLIMACTIC: Continental climate - hot days, cold nights
FARMING OF VINEYARD: Demeter Certified
COMPOSITION: Saperavi
HARVEST: 9.19.2017; by hand
MACERATION: destemmed, 7 days, no pressing
FERMENTATION/AGING: fermented and aged in qvevri, Flor developed and remained for 1 year.
FINING & FILTRATION: none
BOTTLED: 3.27.20
BOTTLES PRODUCED: 4000
VINTAGE: 2017
LOCATION: Kvemo Kartli, Asureti Valley
VINEYARD: Located near the Algeti Nature Preserve
SOIL COMPOSITION OF VINEYARD(S): Mixed volcanic basalt and volcanic clays
PREVAILING CLIMATE & LOCAL CLIMACTIC: Continental climate - hot days, cold nights
FARMING OF VINEYARD: Demeter Certified
COMPOSITION: Saperavi
HARVEST: 9.19.2017; by hand
MACERATION: destemmed, 7 days, no pressing
FERMENTATION/AGING: fermented and aged in qvevri, Flor developed and remained for 1 year.
FINING & FILTRATION: none
BOTTLED: 3.27.20
BOTTLES PRODUCED: 4000
Saperavi is the most widely planted variety in Beka’s vineyard. He has a number of clones. While perhaps the least unusual stylistically (a big chewy red) it is Saperavi Reserve that his vineyard shows its great potential. Fruit is destemmed, never pressed, all free run. In Qvevri for more than 1 year. The 2017 vintage was marked by the presence of flor. Like one encounters in Jerez or Jura. Here it softens the burlyness of the variety resulting in a ruby, instead of inky, red wine of haunting perfume. Dank, cerebral, mystical, it tastes of spiced plum cakes and morning dew.
